Investigation Page - John Hughes

Themes in Art and Conceptual Film

The main thematic idea that interests me is looking inward and the human experience. The main thing behind this idea was the idea that while everyone has different beliefs, ideals, and experiences, everyone can also have the same feelings. The textbook states, "Yet they also have shared certain experiences, just by virtue of being human. We are all of us born, we pass through childhood, we mature into sexual beings, we search for love, we grow old, we die. We experience doubt and wonder, happiness and sorrow, loneliness and despair." This quote explicitly brings upon the idea that everyone can have some sort of ability to relate to what they are seeing in the medium they are using. The relation that is provided within will cause people to think, whether about their own life, or the lives of those around them, and how they can connect to one another. The next quote involves thinking, and wishing to speak. As it says, "Surely one of the most common of human wishes is to talk, if only we could, if only for a moment, with someone who is no longer here. Many religions embrace the idea that the dead form a vast spirit community capable of helping us. Many rituals have been devised to honor ancestors and appease their spirits. But all of the rituals in the world do not compensate for the ache we sometimes feel when we wish we could speak to those who came before— to tell them what we have become, to ask for guidance, to compare experiences, to explain, to listen," there are those with similar experiences and also a lot more insight. Humans are always seeking insight and guidance from those that are wiser from their experiences. It can bring out the idea of unity, that we are all the same in the end, but also the idea of individuality, we're all unique and can have different experiences that make us who we are.

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